Jane V Appleton
Biographic Data
| ID | 6025571 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane V Appleton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane V |
| FAMILY NAME | Appleton |
| SIGNATURE | APPLETON J V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oxford Brookes University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1903-3975 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Opportunities and access to nursing careers through pre-nursing vocational education and training schemes
Recruitment in nursing is in a global crisis exacerbated by attrition in pre-registration nursing programmes. Pre-nursing vocational and educational training for young adults aged 16-18 May provide early exposure and qualifications to enter nursing pathways. We aimed to address a knowledge gap concerning how the schemes are experienced and provide access to opportunities for nursing careers. This scoping review followed the JBI manual of evidence…
Mixed methods feasibility and usability testing of a childhood obesity risk estimation tool
SLOPE CORE could potentially be useful in clinical practice. It may support targeting limited resources towards families most at risk of childhood obesity. Further research is needed to explore how the tool might be efficiently incorporated into practice, and to evaluate the impact of the tool, and any subsequent interventions, on preventing childhood obesity
School Nurse Perspectives of Working with Children and Young People in the United Kingdom during the Covid-19 Pandemic
School nurses are public health specialists with an integral role in the safeguarding of children and young people. This study gathered information about school nurses' approaches to overcome practice restrictions as a result of COVID-19. A cross-sectional survey was administered to school nurses across the United Kingdom. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively. Qualitative data (free-text responses to open-ended questions) were analysed u…
Professionals’ Digital Training for Child Maltreatment Prevention in the Covid-19 Era
The responsiveness of professionals working with children and families is of key importance for child maltreatment early identification. However, this might be undermined when multifaceted circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, reduce interdisciplinary educational activities. Thanks to technological developments, digital platforms seem promising in dealing with new challenges for professionals' training. We examined a digital approach to c…
Health and social care practitioners' experiences of exercising professional curiosity in child protection practice
This integrative review aims to evaluate the experiences of health and social care practitioners with regard to how they exercise professional curiosity in child protection practice. Professional curiosity gained significant currency following the Munro Review of Child Protection (2010) in England, as a means of seeking clarity on what is happening within a family. However, a recurrent finding from child safeguarding practice reviews is that prac…
UK parents' help‐seeking for child sleep
Child sleep is a common parental concern and there is an array of resources available to parents. However, an exploration of UK parents' help-seeking behaviours around child sleep is lacking. This study sought to identify the resources parents use to seek information and help for child sleep, as well as to explore what factors parents prefer about certain sources and their reservations about using other resources. Parents of 6-36 month old childr…
Family members’ perspectives of child protection services, a metasynthesis of the literature
This metasynthesis brings together what is known about family members’ perspectives of their relationship with social care practitioners as a starting point for developing a pan-European training resource for practitioners. Four databases were searched for qualitative literature with search terms relating to family members and social care practitioners. After the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 35 studies were critically appraise…
Parentally reported barriers to seeking help and advice for child sleep from healthcare professionals
How do peer networks support people with personal budgets? A review of the research evidence from the United Kingdom
This literature review was conducted to describe the range of organisations and informal groups providing peer support to personal budget users in the United Kingdom between the launch of direct payments in 1997 and 2016. Forty-five research reports included relevant evidence. This has been aggregated to show how peer networks supported individual users, as well as to describe their wider role in policy development and implementation. Despite the…
The influence of perceived accessibility and expertise of healthcare professionals, and service austerity, on mothers' decision‐making
Mothers often make key decisions regarding their children's health. They hold core beliefs and attitudes towards healthcare providers, relying on healthcare services to provide support, advice and reassurance. It is crucial that health providers form authentic relationships with families with young children, in order to effectively provide healthcare, support and information as needed. In this paper, we explore mothers' views on the accessibility…
A Profile of Gender-Based Violence Research in Europe
This article reports the findings from a new form of review: a focused mapping review and synthesis. The aim was to create a contemporary, snapshot profile of the nature and scope of gender-based violence (GBV) studies conducted in Europe. GBV is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world affecting mainly women and girls. The policy context of GBV in Europe has gathered momentum in recent years, but we do not have a clear pict…
Using the TIDieR checklist to describe health visitor support for mothers with mental health problems
At least half of the 20% of mothers who experience mental health problems (MHPs) during pregnancy or after birth are not receiving the help they need that will lead to recovery. In order to identify where improvements need to be made, it is necessary to describe exactly what is being done and the barriers and facilitators that compromise or enhance optimal care. The majority of mothers experience mild to moderate anxiety or depression. The expect…
Implementing the Strengthening Families Approach to Child Protection Conferences
The Strengthening Families (SF) child protection conference model attempts to address some of the weaknesses of traditional conferences by helping families participate more easily and by enhancing risk assessment. This study examined the impact and feasibility of implementing the SF model across one local authority. A mixed-methods design was adopted. Data collection included: semi-structured interviews with professionals and parents; non-partici…
Emotional Health and Well‐being in Schools
Prevalence studies of emotional health and well‐being (EHWB) of young people indicate that that there is cause for concern. Very few studies have examined EHWB from the perspective of young people. This study examined the views of young people about their EHWB in the context of secondary education in the UK. Eight focus groups were conducted in five secondary schools with pupils in year 10 (aged 13–14). The findings suggested that whilst pupils t…
The use of sociograms to explore collaboration in child protection conferences
Exploring the limitations of an adult-led agenda for understanding the health behaviours of young people
Public health and health promotion agendas are usually determined by adults, even when the 'target' population is children and young people. Adult-centred frameworks for health maintenance and the promotion of well-being risk ignoring young people's conceptualizations and experiences of health and health-relevant behaviours. However, the current policy emphasis in the UK and elsewhere apparently seeks to position young people at the centre of the…
Fourth Generation Evaluation of Health Services
This article explores the need for a clear understanding of fourth generation evaluation as a necessary requirement for those hoping to achieve an effective analysis of health services. The weaknesses of the traditional approaches to evaluation are fully examined so that an effective choice of evaluation methodology can be made. Current health service thinking highlights the need to recognize the importance of both consumer and professional stake…
Family members’ perspectives of child protection services, a metasynthesis of the literature
This metasynthesis brings together what is known about family members’ perspectives of their relationship with social care practitioners as a starting point for developing a pan-European training resource for practitioners. Four databases were searched for qualitative literature with search terms relating to family members and social care practitioners. After the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 35 studies were critically appraise…
Implementing the Strengthening Families Approach to Child Protection Conferences
The Strengthening Families (SF) child protection conference model attempts to address some of the weaknesses of traditional conferences by helping families participate more easily and by enhancing risk assessment. This study examined the impact and feasibility of implementing the SF model across one local authority. A mixed-methods design was adopted. Data collection included: semi-structured interviews with professionals and parents; non-partici…
UK parents' help‐seeking for child sleep
Child sleep is a common parental concern and there is an array of resources available to parents. However, an exploration of UK parents' help-seeking behaviours around child sleep is lacking. This study sought to identify the resources parents use to seek information and help for child sleep, as well as to explore what factors parents prefer about certain sources and their reservations about using other resources. Parents of 6-36 month old childr…
The use of sociograms to explore collaboration in child protection conferences
Exploring the limitations of an adult-led agenda for understanding the health behaviours of young people
Public health and health promotion agendas are usually determined by adults, even when the 'target' population is children and young people. Adult-centred frameworks for health maintenance and the promotion of well-being risk ignoring young people's conceptualizations and experiences of health and health-relevant behaviours. However, the current policy emphasis in the UK and elsewhere apparently seeks to position young people at the centre of the…
Fourth Generation Evaluation of Health Services
This article explores the need for a clear understanding of fourth generation evaluation as a necessary requirement for those hoping to achieve an effective analysis of health services. The weaknesses of the traditional approaches to evaluation are fully examined so that an effective choice of evaluation methodology can be made. Current health service thinking highlights the need to recognize the importance of both consumer and professional stake…
Exploring the limitations of an adult-led agenda for understanding the health behaviours of young people
Public health and health promotion agendas are usually determined by adults, even when the 'target' population is children and young people. Adult-centred frameworks for health maintenance and the promotion of well-being risk ignoring young people's conceptualizations and experiences of health and health-relevant behaviours. However, the current policy emphasis in the UK and elsewhere apparently seeks to position young people at the centre of the…
Emotional Health and Well‐being in Schools
Prevalence studies of emotional health and well‐being (EHWB) of young people indicate that that there is cause for concern. Very few studies have examined EHWB from the perspective of young people. This study examined the views of young people about their EHWB in the context of secondary education in the UK. Eight focus groups were conducted in five secondary schools with pupils in year 10 (aged 13–14). The findings suggested that whilst pupils t…
The use of sociograms to explore collaboration in child protection conferences
Implementing the Strengthening Families Approach to Child Protection Conferences
The Strengthening Families (SF) child protection conference model attempts to address some of the weaknesses of traditional conferences by helping families participate more easily and by enhancing risk assessment. This study examined the impact and feasibility of implementing the SF model across one local authority. A mixed-methods design was adopted. Data collection included: semi-structured interviews with professionals and parents; non-partici…
A Profile of Gender-Based Violence Research in Europe
This article reports the findings from a new form of review: a focused mapping review and synthesis. The aim was to create a contemporary, snapshot profile of the nature and scope of gender-based violence (GBV) studies conducted in Europe. GBV is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world affecting mainly women and girls. The policy context of GBV in Europe has gathered momentum in recent years, but we do not have a clear pict…
Using the TIDieR checklist to describe health visitor support for mothers with mental health problems
At least half of the 20% of mothers who experience mental health problems (MHPs) during pregnancy or after birth are not receiving the help they need that will lead to recovery. In order to identify where improvements need to be made, it is necessary to describe exactly what is being done and the barriers and facilitators that compromise or enhance optimal care. The majority of mothers experience mild to moderate anxiety or depression. The expect…
Parentally reported barriers to seeking help and advice for child sleep from healthcare professionals
How do peer networks support people with personal budgets? A review of the research evidence from the United Kingdom
This literature review was conducted to describe the range of organisations and informal groups providing peer support to personal budget users in the United Kingdom between the launch of direct payments in 1997 and 2016. Forty-five research reports included relevant evidence. This has been aggregated to show how peer networks supported individual users, as well as to describe their wider role in policy development and implementation. Despite the…
The influence of perceived accessibility and expertise of healthcare professionals, and service austerity, on mothers' decision‐making
Mothers often make key decisions regarding their children's health. They hold core beliefs and attitudes towards healthcare providers, relying on healthcare services to provide support, advice and reassurance. It is crucial that health providers form authentic relationships with families with young children, in order to effectively provide healthcare, support and information as needed. In this paper, we explore mothers' views on the accessibility…
Family members’ perspectives of child protection services, a metasynthesis of the literature
This metasynthesis brings together what is known about family members’ perspectives of their relationship with social care practitioners as a starting point for developing a pan-European training resource for practitioners. Four databases were searched for qualitative literature with search terms relating to family members and social care practitioners. After the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 35 studies were critically appraise…
School Nurse Perspectives of Working with Children and Young People in the United Kingdom during the Covid-19 Pandemic
School nurses are public health specialists with an integral role in the safeguarding of children and young people. This study gathered information about school nurses' approaches to overcome practice restrictions as a result of COVID-19. A cross-sectional survey was administered to school nurses across the United Kingdom. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively. Qualitative data (free-text responses to open-ended questions) were analysed u…
Professionals’ Digital Training for Child Maltreatment Prevention in the Covid-19 Era
The responsiveness of professionals working with children and families is of key importance for child maltreatment early identification. However, this might be undermined when multifaceted circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, reduce interdisciplinary educational activities. Thanks to technological developments, digital platforms seem promising in dealing with new challenges for professionals' training. We examined a digital approach to c…
Health and social care practitioners' experiences of exercising professional curiosity in child protection practice
This integrative review aims to evaluate the experiences of health and social care practitioners with regard to how they exercise professional curiosity in child protection practice. Professional curiosity gained significant currency following the Munro Review of Child Protection (2010) in England, as a means of seeking clarity on what is happening within a family. However, a recurrent finding from child safeguarding practice reviews is that prac…
UK parents' help‐seeking for child sleep
Child sleep is a common parental concern and there is an array of resources available to parents. However, an exploration of UK parents' help-seeking behaviours around child sleep is lacking. This study sought to identify the resources parents use to seek information and help for child sleep, as well as to explore what factors parents prefer about certain sources and their reservations about using other resources. Parents of 6-36 month old childr…
Mixed methods feasibility and usability testing of a childhood obesity risk estimation tool
SLOPE CORE could potentially be useful in clinical practice. It may support targeting limited resources towards families most at risk of childhood obesity. Further research is needed to explore how the tool might be efficiently incorporated into practice, and to evaluate the impact of the tool, and any subsequent interventions, on preventing childhood obesity
Opportunities and access to nursing careers through pre-nursing vocational education and training schemes
Recruitment in nursing is in a global crisis exacerbated by attrition in pre-registration nursing programmes. Pre-nursing vocational and educational training for young adults aged 16-18 May provide early exposure and qualifications to enter nursing pathways. We aimed to address a knowledge gap concerning how the schemes are experienced and provide access to opportunities for nursing careers. This scoping review followed the JBI manual of evidence…
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (4 works)